Prepositions– Connecting word showing the relationship between noun/pronoun and other words in the sentence. They usually show ­­_______ or __________ and sometimes show __________

Some prepositions showing location or direction:
around: She walked around the car. at: They are at home.

down: They lived down the hall. We were at the restaurant.

from: We immigrated from Peru He smiled at her.

Some prepositions showing time:

about: about noon (approximately) after: after the game
at: at five o'clock after lunch
at last (finally) after three

Commas and Prepositional phrases:

You need a comma if the prepositional phrase is at the ­_________of the sentence (i.e. the preposition is the very first word in the sentence). You do not add a comma if the prepositional phrase is at the __________ of the sentence.

Example: The dog chewed on the slippers under the rug. Why isn’t there a comma? __________________________________________________________________________

You only add a comma if the prepositional phrase is ___________ words and not followed by a verb.